"Trying to predict human behavior is not too great," Perry said. "We use stats everywhere, it's about time we start using them here."

Officials want to look more closely at criminal histories, addiction and mental health issues, and the severity of the crime committed before deciding if someone can be released before their trial.

A local defense attorney wanted to be sure public safety doesn't mean keeping every offender behind bars.

"Then that person loses their job. If you're out of work for five days, 10 days because you can't get a quick hearing, now you're increasing the risk that that person is going to commit a crime again," Mark Nejame said.

The goal is to create opportunities, but only for those who seem to have the least risk of creating future trouble.

LIVE IN ORANGE COUNTY, MICHELLE MEREDITH, WESH 2 NEWS. MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS. BEFORE PEOPLE ARRESTED ARE RELEASED ON BOND, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE WHILE PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE ARRESTED. DAVE McEMERGENCY IS LIVE AT -- DAVE MCDANIEL IS LIVE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE WHERE LEADERS CONTINUE TO TACKLE THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY PUBLIC ISSUE. DAVE? JIM, FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR TO THE STATE ATTORNEY TO THE CHIEF JUDGE IN THE SICK UT THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE BLUE RIBBON PANEL AND ALL BELIEVE THE INFORMED DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE CLEARLY ON THE TABLE. HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE SAFE AND THAT PEOPLE'S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED. A SIMPLE GOAL HARD TO ACHIEVE. ORANGE COUNTY SUSPENDED THE HOME CONFINE AM PROGRAMS WHEN VIOLENT ACTS WERE COMMIT BID PEOPLE WHO WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SUPERVISED WHILE RELEASED. WHEN THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL. TRYING TO PREDICT HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS NOT TOO GREAT. THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL IS HOPING TO MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER. WE USE STATS EVERYWHERE. AND IT'S ABOUT TIME WE STARTED USING THEM HERE. THEY WANT TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT CRIMINAL HISTORY, ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, AND SE SURVEYLY OF THE XHIL -- SEVERITY OF THE CRIME COMMITTED. A LOCAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC SAFETY DOESN'T MEAN KEEP THEM ALL LOCKED UP. NOW IF YOU ARE OUT OF WORK FOR FIVE DAYS, TEN DAYS OR IF YOU CAN'T GET A QUICK HEARING, NOW YOU ARE INCREASING THE RISK THAT PERSON IS GOING TO COMMIT CRIME AGAIN. THE PLEDGE IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO SEEM TO HAVE THE LEAST RISK OF FUTURE TROUBLE. THIS TYPE OF A TOOL WILL HELP US BETTER PREDICT WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO GET A JOB AND HOLD A JOB. EVERY JUDGE WANTS TO MAKE THE CORRECT DECISION. THE MORE TOOLS AND THE MORE INFORMATION YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL, THE BETTER DECISION YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE. THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE WITH LOTS OF MOVING PARTS BUT THEY WORKED HARD TO TRY TO BRING IN EXPERTS FROM ALL FIELDS THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THIS SO THEY CAN GET A FAIR AND BALANCED